As a child, Segato learned basic sciences from Antonio Bagini, a Sospirolo priest.
Scientists have been attempting to artificially petrify organisms as early as the 18th century, when Girolamo Segato claimed to have supposedly "petrified" human remains.
Lorraine Segato | Girolamo Savonarola | Girolamo Frescobaldi | Girolamo Tiraboschi | Girolamo "Jimmy" Palermo | Girolamo Rusticucci | Girolamo Riario | Girolamo Porro, ''Antique map of Iceland'', from the National and University Library of Iceland | Girolamo Muziano | Girolamo Maggi | Girolamo Li Causi | Girolamo Fracastoro | Girolamo Benivieni | ''Saint Mary Magdalene approaching the Sepulchre'' by Girolamo Savoldo | Girolamo Zoppio | Girolamo Sernigi | Girolamo Segato | Girolamo Savoldo | Girolamo Sartorio | Girolamo Santacroce | Girolamo Piromalli | Girolamo Montesardo | Girolamo Mercuriale | Girolamo Maiorica | Girolamo Di Fazio | Girolamo da Carpi | Girolamo Cavazzoni | Girolamo Caraffa | Girolamo Benzoni |